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Driver shot by person in passing car in Logan Square

By Sun-Times Wire

Officers investigate a car that was struck by gunfire during a shooting Monday night in the Logan Square neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

An 18-year-old man was shot Monday night while driving in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

About 10 p.m. the man was traveling in the 2300 block of North Kedzie when a male inside a black Ford Focus started shooting at him, according to Chicago police.

He suffered a gunshot wound to his shoulder and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

Police investigate a vehicle where a 18-year-old driver was shot Monday night in the 3100 block of West North Avenue. The shooting took place when the vehicle was traveling on the 2300 block of North Kenzie. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Police were investigating the vehicle at a BP gas station in the 3100 block of North Avenue. Bullets had struck the car’s trunk and bumper and grazed the driver’s side seat.

Area North detectives were investigating the shooting.

Police investigate a vehicle where a 18-year-old driver was shot Monday night in the 3100 block of West North Avenue. The shooting took place when the vehicle was traveling on the 2300 block of North Kenzie. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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